What color is #D8E6EB?

#D8E6EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E6EB?

The RGB value is 216, 230, 235: 216 red, 230 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E6EB?

The complementary color is #EBDDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E6EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E6EB color

#D8E6EB rgb(216, 230, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8E6EB is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 90.2% green and 92.2% blue (216, 230, 235).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 32% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dreamstress (#D6E5EA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#D8E6EB color codes

HEX	`#D8E6EB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 230, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 90.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 32%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.41, -3.69, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.41, 5.47, 227.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.608, 77.19, 89.708)`
Decimal	`14214891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E6EB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D8E6EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E6EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D8E6EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e6eb; }
.text { color: #d8e6eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e6eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 230 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e6eb, #d8ddeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #D8E6EB?: #D8E6EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E6EB?: The RGB value is 216, 230, 235: 216 red, 230 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E6EB?: The complementary color is #EBDDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E6EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.